Jeremiya
20:1 Manje uPhashuri, indodana ka-Imeri, umpristi, futhi owayengumbusi oyinhloko
indlu kaJehova yezwa ukuthi uJeremiya eprofetha lezi zinto.
20:2 UPhashuri wamshaya uJeremiya umprofethi, wamfaka esitokisini
ayeseSangweni laseKuphakameni lakwaBenjamini, elingasendlini kaJehova.
20:3 Kwathi ngangomuso, uPhashuri wazala uJeremiya
aphume esitokisini. UJeremiya wasesithi kuye: I Nkosi kayibizanga
igama lakho uPhashuri, kodwa Magormisabibi.
20:4 Ngokuba usho kanje uJehova, uthi: Bheka, ngiyakukwenza ube yingebhe kuwe.
nakubo bonke abangani bakho; bayakuwa ngenkemba yabo
izitha zakho, amehlo akho ayakukubona, nginikele uJuda wonke
isandla senkosi yaseBabele, futhi iyobathumba
iBhabhiloni, futhi uyobabulala ngenkemba.
20:5 Futhi ngiyokhulula wonke amandla alo muzi, futhi wonke
umshikashika wayo, nakho konke okuyigugu kwayo, nakho konke
ingcebo yamakhosi akwaJuda ngiyakuyinikela esandleni sawo
izitha, eziyoziphanga, futhi azithathe, futhi aziyise
iBhabhiloni.
20:6 Futhi wena, Pashuri, futhi bonke abahlala endlini yakho niyongena
ekuthunjweni: futhi uyofika eBhabhiloni, futhi lapho uyofela khona, futhi
uyakungcwatshwa khona, wena nabangane bakho bonke onabo
waprofetha amanga.
20:7 Jehova, ungikhohlisile, ngadukiswa;
kunami, wanqoba; ngiyinhlekiso imihla ngemihla, bonke bayahleka
mina.
20:8 Ngoba kusukela ngikhulumile, ngakhala, ngimemeza ngobudlova nokuphanga; ngoba i
izwi likaJehova lenziwa ihlazo nenhlekiso kimi usuku nosuku.
20:9 Ngase ngithi, "Ngeke ngikhulume ngaye, futhi ngeke ngisakhuluma ngaye
igama. Kodwa izwi lakhe lalinjengomlilo ovuthayo ovalelwe enhliziyweni yami
ngamathambo, ngakhathala ukubekezela, angikwazanga ukuma.
20:10 Ngoba ngizwile ukuhlambalaza kwabaningi, ukwesaba nxazonke. Babike, bathi,
futhi sizoyibika. Bonke abangabazi bami babheka ukuma kwami, bathi:
Mhlawumbe uzoyengwa, futhi sizomehlula, futhi
sizaziphindiselela kuye.
20:11 Kodwa uJehova unami njengeqhawe elesabekayo
abazingelayo bayakukhubeka, kepha abayikunqoba;
amahloni kakhulu; ngokuba abayikuphumelela: ihlazo labo eliphakade
alisoze likhohlakala.
20:12 Kodwa, O Jehova Sebawoti, ovivinya olungileyo, futhi ubona izinso futhi
inhliziyo, mangibone impindiselo yakho kubo, ngokuba ngivulele wena
inkinga yami.
20:13 Hlabelelani kuJehova, nidumise uJehova, ngoba uwukhululile umphefumulo
kwabampofu esandleni sabenzi bokubi.
20:14 Maluqalekiswe usuku engazalwa ngalo, ungavumeli usuku umama
ungizalele ngibusiswe.
20:15 Makaqalekiswe umuntu owaletha umbiko kubaba, ethi: "Indodana wesilisa."
uzalelwe wena; emjabulisa kakhulu.
20:16 Lowo muntu makabe njengemizi uJehova ayichitha, futhi wazisola
hhayi: futhi makezwe ukukhala ekuseni nokumemeza
emini;
20:17 Ngoba akangibulalanga kwasesiswini; noma ngabe umama wayekhona
ithuna lami, nesizalo sakhe sibe sikhulu kimi njalo.
20:18 Kungako-ke ngaphuma esizalweni ukuze ngibone umshikashika nosizi, ukuthi okwami
izinsuku kufanele zidliwe ngamahloni?